M2.7 earthquake 229 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 229 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 1:20 AM AKST (10:20 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 165 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025nblle0 (also filed as us7000pdjr). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.